Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>> if (patch_mode) {
>>>> if (reset_type != NONE)
>>>> - die("--patch is incompatible with --{hard,mixed,soft}");
>>>> + die("--patch is incompatible with --{hard,mixed,soft}\n"
>>>> + "(use \"git checkout -p\" to selectively discard changes in working directory)");
>>>> return interactive_reset(rev, argv + i, prefix);
>>>> }
>>>
>
> The man page for git-reset points at git-checkout already.
>
> Until we have a "verbosity level" config across all commands, I don't
> favor adding a lot of hints to command error messages.
I agree for "regular output", but this case is an error message that
users should never see. If you see the message, it means you tried a
command that doesn't exist, and I can't imagine a case where this
would be disturbing to get an informative message pointing to the
right command.
--
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
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